Holidays are for kids. Not adults. That's becoming clearer and clearer to me, as I realize each holiday requires more and more work on my part as the kids get older and notice the details. To them, it's shiny lights and baskets full of candy. To us, it's sifting through cobwebs to find the right decorations box, hauling it up from the garage, wiping it down, and discovering we need a new glue stick.

I know there will be a day when I look back and miss it all, blah blah blah. But for now, there's so much crafting that goes into these events.

Valentine's Day is a perfect example. Anything Samson is supposed to "bring in" to school means stuff for me to "help" him work on at home. And we all know, these valentines aren't for the people he loves or even his close friends. There for each and every kid in the class. Wouldn't want anyone to feel left out! (Would they even notice?)

This year, Samson said he wants to buy his at the 99 cent store and fill in the names. In one respect, that's a mom's dream. Easy-peasy! Done and Done. But it's also a neurotic mom's nightmare. Where's the creativity? That store is dirty. What will the other moms think?

Of course, the alternative is me staying up all night making the damn things.

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Marian Belgray's an L.A.-based standup comic and writer/producer who's contributed to HBO, Cinemax, Nickmom, Comedy Central, Pampers, Funny or Die, and ​Parents.com, with articles and comedy videos.Marian’s performed at clubs around Los Angeles, including The Comedy Store, The Improv, IOWest, UCB, The Virgil, and Akbar. She's the creator and host of CUFirstTuesday, a comedy show the first Tuesday of every month in Silverlake, and a certified writer for Comedywire. She posts about her thoughts and biznatch here and on social media. She hopes you appreciate it.You can follow her here: